Agency Hired Respite
Agency Hired Respite (AHR) offers families the assurance and convenience of a respite worker who is recruited, trained, and employed by a qualified agency. This service is designed to provide social and recreational experiences for youth, whether in their own homes or within the community.
Elmy’s Family Support services and Respite care give essential breaks to parents and primary caregivers of youth diagnosed with developmental disabilities, offering them a chance to rest, enjoy leisure activities, or catch up on personal tasks. During these breaks, skilled professionals take care of the youth either at home or in another secure environment.
Professional Care Tailored for Your Family
At Elmy's Special Services, our mission is to provide families with the highest quality care through expertly trained professionals. Agency Hired Respite connects families with professionally recruited, trained, and employed respite workers from qualified a qualified agency.
Flexible Usage
Families can utilize up to 60 hours of Agency Hired Respite services within a 90-day period.
This flexible usage allows families to manage their respite needs according to their schedules and requirements, ensuring that support is available when most needed.
Professional Care
Agency Hired Respite ensures that the respite worker:
- Is professionally recruited and trained.
- Is employed by a qualified agency, guaranteeing adherence to high standards of care.
This structure provides families with peace of mind, knowing that their children are receiving quality care from a vetted professional.
Compliance Requirement
For this service, compliance with Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements is mandatory. EVV is a system used to verify service visits and ensure accountability and accuracy in service delivery.
Further details are available on the New Jersey Children's System of Care (CSOC) Information Center website.
Eligibility Criteria for Respite Services
The individual is eligible for Respite Services if:
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The individual is deemed eligible for CSOC developmental disability (DD) services.
The individual is under the age of 21 and will not turn 21 before the end of the dates selected for respite services.
The individual resides at home with a caregiver.
The individual is aged 4 to under 21 years old
Register with your Child's Cyber ID
How to Know if Your Child or Loved One is DD-Eligible
In order to get your child's Cyber ID Number, please follow the steps below:
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You will need the individual’s Cyber ID
Number in order to apply for our respite program.
The goal of Elmy's Respite Service is to help maintain the highest possible level of physical, emotional, and social well-being for each individual.
For DD Eligible Children
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